Senior Courts Act 2016

Rules of court and miscellaneous provisions - Repeals, revocations, consequential amendments, and savings and transitional provisions

185: Rules continued

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"Old rules that still apply to New Zealand courts"

You need to know some rules that are still in force. These rules are deemed to have been made under section 148. They include the Court of Appeal (Access to Court Documents) Rules 2009, the Court of Appeal (Civil) Rules 2005, and others. You can find these rules at links like https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM2619900. These rules can be amended, revoked, or replaced under section 148. Some other rules are also still in force, like the Constituency Election Petition Rules 2008. These rules can be found at links like https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM1647200. The repeal of some sections of the Judicature Act 1908 does not affect these rules. You can find more information about these rules at the links provided.

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184: Regulations continued, or

"Some old rules about court fees are still in force"

186: Transitional provisions, or

"Rules that help change to the new law"

Part 6Rules of court and miscellaneous provisions
Repeals, revocations, consequential amendments, and savings and transitional provisions

185Rules continued

The following rules continue in force and are deemed to have been made under section 148:
the Court of Appeal (Access to Court Documents) Rules 2009:
the Court of Appeal (Civil) Rules 2005:
the Court of Appeal (Criminal) Rules 2001:
the Court of Appeal (List Election Petitions) Rules 1998:
the Evidence (Trans-Tasman Service of, and Compliance with, New Zealand Subpoenas and Australian Subpoenas Issued in Criminal Proceedings) Rules 2013:
the Supreme Court Rules 2004:
the Trans-Tasman Proceedings Regulations and Rules 2013.

The rules continued in force by this section may be amended, revoked, or replaced under section 148.
The repeal of sections 51A to 51D of the Judicature Act 1908 by section 182(1) does not affect—
the Constituency Election Petition Rules 2008:
the Court Martial Appeal Court Rules 2008:
the Criminal Procedure Rules 2012:
the Criminal Proceedings (Enforcement of Fines) Rules 2011:
the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Admission) Rules 2008.